Networks for Prosperity: Achieving Development Goals through Knowledge Sharing

Networks for Prosperity was prepared on behalf of the United Nations system by UNIDO together with the University of Leuven. It is one component in an initiative generously supported by the Government of Spain through the Development and the Private Sector funding window of the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund.

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Networks for Prosperity
PART 1, Chapter 2: Measuring Networks across Countries: an Empirical Exploration
The discussion of the available indicators makes clear
that several potential relevant networks are currently
not captured in the datasets which were screened in
the context of this report. The private sector
development ecosystem is such that many types of
actors can form relevant knowledge networks. Most
importantly no indicators are available, to our
knowledge, which capture the degree to which
governmental structures are connected to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;privateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
sector in a country, neither on the level of inter-
organizational networks nor on the intraorganizational level (for example number of
bureaucrats with significant private sector
experience).
The following sections discuss the different subindices, the connectedness index and the relationship
with relevant other variables, government
effectiveness, CIP and GDP/per capita.